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(...) Our chief weapon is Open Source. And freedom. Our two chief weapons are Open Source, freedom, and emacs. Oh. Our three chief weapons are Open Source, freedom, emacs, and vim. Oh, sod it. Jasper "Nobody expects... Richard Stallman!" Janssen (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Perl rules!
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(...) Much as I would like to believe that sometimes IBM and MS are capable of creating something (1), this is one thing they simply grabbed and ran with. The *need* was already there; they simply told consumers that the *want* was there, only a few (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Perl rules!
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(...) What demand? Intel and MS _created_ much of todays' demand for computing. They did this to make money. Why do you think another software company other than MS would have been any better? I know you're intelligent, so I'm not prepared to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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(...) Like I don't already? My appends are filled with shortcuts, references to past threads and codewords. Some can keep up. Some can't. Life is as it should be. There is no god but USD and Larry is his profit. (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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(...) Agreed. I've pondered them. However I got more satisfactory answers than you did. (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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(...) No, you have too little. I give more by proportion because I think about what it means a bit more. Change society to encourage the behaviours you want and you won't be relying on those like me who have indomitable will and faith in goodness, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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(...) No. Nice try though. (...) So you're conceding the rights based argument, then? Good. (...) No. In THEORY it's impossible for any finite committee to outperform (that is, out allocate) the market, unless they have more information than the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: A young start?
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(...) Hmm.. Around here, my personal experience about hyperactive kids tends to suiggest that 90% of the time it's an allergy, usually to coloring agents. Now, I dunno how real life in the US is, but the imported stuff we get from over there is (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: An interesting URL from my favorite newspaper
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(...) Hey, you said it, I didn't ;) (...) Basically, we no longer live in a Dark Age frontier anymore? (...) Think about _that_ for a while. (...) Happy Good Riddance day, as a British friend of mine used to say... ;) Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Lego Holocaust art (Was: can someone help me identify these parts?)
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(...) And Muslim (sp?), and Christian... That wasn't just the English though. The majority of crusaders, IIRC, were continental. Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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(...) That, I suppose, is the problem with the argument that those who deserve will get medical care through charity. You have too much faith in humanity. Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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(...) No kidding? Man, you're weird. (...) And? Nothing wroing with ad hominem attacks, if you can support them properly with your arguments. If they can't, it's just more ammunition to use against them. Win/win situation, really.. Jasper (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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(...) There you go again, mixing theory with practice. In _theory_, someone/some committee _with all the information_ making decisions can do better (as measured by the utilitarian principle) than the free market. Much in the same way that in (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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long story:-p Been a little too busy to respond to all of these discussions the last few days, but they are very interesting and I plan to continue next week. Meanwhile, I will have Larry speaking in tongues after this weekend at the train show;-) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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(...) chooo? (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Americans are gonna destroy the Earth!!
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Thanks, Larry. Scott (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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(...) Ah, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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(...) The problem with that, as I see it, is that some of the most unhappy people I've met also happened to be devout Christians. I can see that trying to live your life for others (and by extension - as Christians would see it - for God) can give (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Terry Keller writes: Got you now. Yes I have seen Airplane twice and I recall the joke now. Quite a good film. Simon (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
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(...) matter (...) man (...) just (...) Hmmm - I have to admit to being impressed there. That's about the first time I can ever remember seeing someone write down a reason for gay couples not adopting which sounds vaguely plausible, thought out, and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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